Tuesday, 5 August 2014

What Happened When Mould Making Met System Engineering?

By many, system engineering and mould making are referred to as two sides of the same coin. The discipline of applied science lets students invent new items and techniques for doing a particular job. Likewise, invention is the heart and soul of mouldmaking. Hence, there has to be some connection between mouldmaking and system engineering. Read on to explore...

An example to explain the close affair between systemized engineering and mouldmaking

At present, the market for trim panels that are used in a car’s interior is large. Use of a high-quality injection mould is done to manufacture the best-in-class automotive trim panels. The plasticised trim panels for a car’s interior have to be both stylish and functional. Surfaces of interior automotive trim panels have to be appealing as finished panels become the Unique Selling Point (USP) for most cars.

In addition, devotion as well as attention is given to a car’s instrument panel, dashboard, headliner, inner door panels, etc. The trim panels have to be relentlessly redesigned to introduce freshness in a car’s interior. The mouldmaking for trim panels is complex, speedy and innovative. Many trim panel mouldmakers bank upon the concepts of the discipline for being:-

• Innovative• Fast paced • Able to carry out complex detailing

Mould designers who are and aren’t in support of system engineering

Most mouldmakers believe that system engineering must be left to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Those mouldmakers who don’t want to tweak their working process never endorse system engineering.

Nevertheless, a few forward-thinking mouldmakers opine that a small, significant portion of system engineering will play a pivotal role in the overall business. The discipline helps in making the overall process of mouldmaking highly innovative. Further, every contemporary mould designer believes that the engineering principles help in expounding the scope of moulding. Also, mould designers require the discipline’s principles to manufacture injection-moulded parts in no time.

Let’s clear the air between systemized integration and engineering

Mixing the principles of system integration and engineering helps improve communication, thus, resulting in excellent mould manufacturing. Let’s clear the difference of the meanings of the two terms.

• Systemized integration

System integration helps in connecting actual/physical assets of a company. The process joins the entire factory floor system – machining, testing, assembly as well as packaging – that’s used in manufacturing. System integration is defined as the physical counterpart of systemized engineering.

• Systemized engineering

The discipline is multifaceted. Mouldmakers use the engineering discipline to determine a client’s requirements in the very beginning (while designing development cycle) of the process. Systemized technology helps mould designers understand requirements (technical as well as business) of a client.

The joining of systemized engineering along with integration is strategic. Blending the two approaches helps mouldmakers design high-quality injection moulds for ASB Machines and other specialized equipment.

Joining both the concepts with mouldmaking proves to lessen the complexity of the process. A moulding process’ complexity rises whenever technological shifts take place. Combining the principles of engineering and integration helps mouldmakers grapple with such dramatic technological shifts.